By no means am I implying day drinking is a bad idea, in fact, it’s a brilliant idea. Who doesn’t enjoy a refreshing beer during lunch…or breakfast, I’m not judging. And is there really a beer that’s not OK for day drinking? I...

Whether you refer to it as fall or autumn or even harvest (if you’re like 107-years-old), my favorite time of year is upon us. Well, it’s 90° today, but it is still fall. We went to Six Flags New England yesterday with throngs of others who thought it a...

I know we’ve still got a week or so left of summer, but soon enough those leaves are gonna start changing colors, and eventually falling off the trees in my yard. Then I’ll rake them – more times than I can count – into the woods. I love fall,...

Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, right? The kids are back to school. Acorns are prematurely falling off the oak trees like hail from the heavens. It’s also time for a myriad of fall beers to get released – Oktoberfest, dunkelweizen, brown ales,...

I’m the new guy here…and feeling a bit awkward and intimidated, which for me, is rare. Awkward like the guy who shows up to a dive bar in a tuxedo. But mostly intimidated by the beer knowledge so many craft enthusiasts and brewers have. I’m pretty...

First off, big thanks to Daddy Porter (who I met out in San Diego in February at the Dad 2.0 Summit) for giving me the opportunity to put out a post or two on his website. I’m an at-home dad and just finished putting my three boys (6, 3, 1) to sleep, the wife is out...

I’m just not ready. period. The decision was made last week when the deadline to sign up for the test passed. The dominoes started long before that…… While I feel I did enough reading….I failed to do the memorization required to remember many...

As the title of this posts suggests, I am very excited to be headed to the Beer Bloggers conference in Milwaukee this weekend. Let’s keep this short and sweet! I’m ready to hang with beer bloggers and talk some beer. Pretty simple. THAT sponsor list! Full...

It was late evening and I had just completed my 2nd full day at #homebrewcon. This was the evening that ‘Club Night’ takes place. This is where homebrew clubs from around the country serve up their best brews for convention attendees. It was a crazy, fun...

The place: Lone Girl Brewery 114 E Main Street Suite 101 Waunakee, WI 53597 (608) 850-7175 The time: 10:40 am The Beers: (from left to right) Speak Easy Ale: Otherwise known as a ‘light lager’. It is what it wants to be. Off the Rails: Session-able...